Comments on: Colt / Umarex M4 Carbine .22 Tactical Rimfire AR-15

By: John

John — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:22:13 +0000

I love my Colt m16 22. I about 1000 bulk Federal rounds from Wally world through mine with no adjustments and no issues. I see a lot of complaints but i think that for some reason people are biased.

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By: Jofhn

Jofhn — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:20:42 +0000

I love my Colt m16 22. I about 1000 bulk Federal rounds from Wally world through mine with no adjustments and no issues. I see a lot of complaonts but i think that for some reason people are biased.

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By: Ben from vegas

Ben from vegas — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 05:43:12 +0000

Hey guys just got back from the range with my brand you colt 22lr m16 ver. I had about 5 ftf at the range and wanted some input from you guys. I see on here some members talk about tightening the barrel by hand and not using the wrench to tighten it down. Is this true will it stop my colt from ftf issues. Also I was using the winchester 555 ammo and it seemed to do well my I went through about 300 rounds with this ammo and only the one issue. I also have seen on here that some members suggest NOT to get a 30 round clip is this true. and last but not least, what do you guys think about the adjustment setting on the spring. Should I leave it at the normal factory default or should I crank it down. Let me know guys and thanks so much for your time on this issue.

Benjamin from vegas.

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By: Darrel Swinderman

Darrel Swinderman — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:46:50 +0000

That was kind of inspiring! Completely unpredicted. Now I understand what I’m heading to do tomorrow

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By: Pete

Pete — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 18:44:03 +0000

Hello everybody,

please excuse my grammar – English is not my mother tongue.

By now I read through all the posts regarding the Umarex .22 Colt M4 carbine and I really like how many people submitted posts and gave their input.
I bought my M4 two month ago and have nothing to complain about. Of course, it’s kinda weird, that you need some tools to field strip a rifle which is an assault rifle clone (the weirdest thing is that you have to untighten the flash hider….I am German and was wondering, what my fellow countrymen did to this weapon when they produced it…. usually we don’t come up with a design like that, which requires that the flash hider needs to be unscrewed so that the rifle itself can be field stripped).

Other then that, it’s smooth sailing – even the dust cover stays in place (if nobody sneezes).

But here’s me question: Does anybody know, if the HK416 butt stock can be attached to the M4? I already got a rubber buffer for the usual butt stock, but I would like to attach the HK416 one.

I am not going for the “real” HK416 butt stock, because it’s way to expensive (or..I’m not drunk enough….yet).

Have a great weekend, everybody!

-Pete

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By: NHgunner

NHgunner — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:05:58 +0000

anything available to up fit this gun [m4 ops] is on Umerex’s website.

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By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:34:07 +0000

Dravel, I think you just bought the wrong version. The Colt M-4 in .22 has the collapsible butt stock. That M16 was purpose built to look like an original M16 with the fixed stock and that’s why I bought mine.

As to the intechangability, I found that not much on the .22 M4 or M16 will change over to the real deal. However, a quick call to the importer should resolve whatever questions you may have about furniture swaps.

I do know the airsoft furniture is just a tad smaller so they won’t interchange without some honing or tooling. Not really worth the trouble.

I just finished writing an article called, “Shooters Corner, Building the Perfect AR 15 by Jack Lee” You can google it if you want to read about building a nice kit rifle in .223.

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By: w4yn

w4yn — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:15:14 +0000

There are no issues that can not be fixed.
Sounds like a great deal to me.
Not sure about conversion parts but I would bet Urmax has everything in stock.
Tim in NC

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By: The Pilgreen's

The Pilgreen's — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:18:56 +0000

I’m getting ready to buy this gun used from a guy at work.. I really like the ops version with the rails better than the plane m4 carbine. Does any body know if I can buy the parts to change it into the ops model??? Thanks and buy the way, I wonder if it has the problems most of you guys are dealing with.might be the reason why he’s selling it for $275.00…

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By: NHgunner

NHgunner — Thu, 12 May 2011 10:53:34 +0000

If you go to youtube, there are videos of folks bump-firing their Colt 22′s.

I do not believe in it, nor do I think it is safe.

Thoughts:
1. I do not advocate it, and believe it is just abuse.
2. Why would one want to waste ammo in such a way?
3. “If” I was going to rapid fire, I personally would want to stay on target as much as possible, to see just how accurate the firearm could be in a quick fire mode.

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By: Steve (The Firearm Blog)

Steve (The Firearm Blog) — Wed, 11 May 2011 04:16:31 +0000

Sichart, that would be illegal

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By: Sichart Ratanarat

Sichart Ratanarat — Tue, 10 May 2011 12:53:40 +0000

Have anyone convert the Colt M4 .22LR to be fully auto?

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By: DaveL

DaveL — Sun, 01 May 2011 03:38:37 +0000

BTW – My son shot a full box (550 rounds) of CCI Blazer through it at the range today, with only one FTF, no FTE’s!

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By: DaveL

DaveL — Sun, 01 May 2011 03:37:13 +0000

Just bought the M-16 version (for my son to shoot) for $399 at a gun show. As a follow-up to Ron’s comment, has anyone replace the fixed M-16 buttstock with a collapsible one? i.e.
1. Will the M4 stock fit on the M16, as they are essentially the same rifle?
2. Will an aftermarket buttstock from Magpul/others work?

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By: Jack Lee

Jack Lee — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:31:45 +0000

Shane, if you would like get rid of that lousy .22 please contact me. Mine was stolen out of the trunk of my while it was parked right in my RV driveway!

It really made me sick because my .22 was great. I can’t really afford to buy a new one again and my insurance refuses to cover my loss…long story, but insurance companies are like that. Anway, I wouldn’t mind having a used .22 M4 and I’ll be happy to take my chances that I can fix whatever is wrong with yours if you would like to sell it at a fair price.

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By: Tim in NC

Tim in NC — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:39:22 +0000

Try some different ammo before giving up. Mine does not like any Remington but does well with other brands including bulk Winchester. CCI mini mags if you want do more than plink work really well. Cleaning by removing bolt helped both of mine, also leaving flash suppressor only hand tight was a huge help. Both mine are running fine, better after lots of rounds down range. I also touched up the extractor grove with a fine file. I would not recommend this unless you are used to fine file work, I am tool and die maker and have the skill, eye sight is failing but good enough with magnifier to get it smoothed up.
Tim in NC.

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By: ankenytom

ankenytom — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:33:39 +0000

Shane, sorry to hear of your bad experience with your Umerex M4 Carbine. If it is that bad, and has a clean chamber and bore, then sent it back to Umerex for service. Most the users from this website have had good luck with that option. My wife works for 4-H full time here in our state. What a bad experience for your child to have on his maybe “first gun”? For strickly target shooting where accuracy is very important, I would have maybe purchased a Bolt action or Lever action rifle for that purpose. Henry makes good .22 LR rifles that I have had good luck with. I realize that you may have purchased your M4 on looks alone or wanted a simi-auto action. If that is the case, they maybe try the 10/22 Ruger rifle. Magizines with 25 to 50 rounds or more can be purchased for those. All I can say is read all the blogs here, as there are many, take the suggession’s and apply them, and decide for yourself if sending in the rifle for repair is the right option. Colt does not actually manufacture the Umerex M4 .22 LR rifle, they just put their name on it for “marketing”. I also can say my Umerex M4, when kept clean, lubricated properly, and set up the way people here in the blog have done, work’s perfectly for me in the 1 year I have owned it. Hope this helps some.

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By: Curt

Curt — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:43:07 +0000

Shane Gann,

Wow. Sorry to hear that you are having so much trouble with your firearm. You seem very angry, and I can understand, but I certainly hope that your son does not see this anger. Have you talked to the dealer about getting it sent in to see if the company can resolve the issue? I have heard that if all else fails, they are usually fairly good at fixing any issues you may experience.

Remember, you want to be a positive role model, so take a deep breath, count SLOWLY to ten, calm down and contact your dealer and ask for their help getting it fixed.

It is not end of the world stuff going on.

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By: Shane Gann

Shane Gann — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 04:23:20 +0000

I bought the Colt M4 .22lr for my 10 year old to shoot in 4H. I, unfortunately, have nothing good to say about it. I have had many guns. This is the worst piece of junk I have ever owned. It shoots about 3 out of every 4 shots, if you are lucky. The firing pin hits, but will not fire. You can put the same cartridge back in and it will usually shoot it the second time.
You might shoot 2 or 3 cartridges before it jams, but it usually jams after every shot. I have adjusted the tension spring every way possible. I have shot CCI Stingers, CCI mini-mags, Remington, Federal Lightning, Federal bulk. They ALL do the same crap.
First and LAST gun with the Colt name on it that I will EVER purchase!!

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By: DGunns

DGunns — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 12:30:24 +0000

If your having extraction problems most of them are from shooting cheap bulk ammo , The m4 pretty much will not shoot Remington. It will feed and fire federal target grade over and over with out flaw . Magazine pops out ,,on some due to a faulty catch only on some . Umarex will send you a new one right away

the compensator they sell Is pretty much for looks only It did nothing for sound, recoil or accuracy .But it looks cool .

I keep a 1 inch group at 100 , I do not think it can get much tighter .

if your front sights are off . disassemble it Slide the action and barrel out clean it up and reassemble , Do not take the nuts and bolts out of the action. Then do not over tighten the flash hider just snug it up good , I seen this fix several of them Perhaps the flash Hider was way over tightened..

don’t waste your money on the walther flash light, Sure its cheap and it does look good , But its not bright , the switch is of toy quality . Use that money on some more ammo .

once you have all the quirks fixxed it really is a great shooter

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